Clinical trials: Hearing and Vision Loss, open to volunteers
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome Type 2
Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of Ultevursen in Participants With Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Due to Mutations in Exon 13 of the USH2A Gene
The purpose of this Phase 2 Open-label study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of Ultevursen administered via intravitreal injection (IVT) in participants with Retinitis Pigmentosa due to mutations in exon 13…
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome Type 2, Deaf Blind, Retinal Disease
- Trial name
- CAPELLA (NCT07796646)
- Testing
- No intervention, will not receive any active study intervention, Intravitreal Injection of Ultevursen
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoires Thea
Retinal Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study II
This study will evaluate the use of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) for the treatment of retinal and optic nerve damage or disease.
- Conditions
- Retinal Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Stargardt Disease
- Trial name
- SCOTS2 (NCT03011541)
- Testing
- Arm 1
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
MELAS Syndrome, Lebers Hereditory Optic Neuropathy With Extra Ocular Symptoms (LHON-Plus)
A Basket Clinical Study to Assess Glycerol Tributyrate in Patients With Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS) or Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy-Plus (LHON-Plus)
This is a parallel arm non-randomized dose-escalation, open-label basket exploratory phase 1 clinical trial where Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and Leber's hereditary optic…
- Trial name
- NCT06792500
- Testing
- Glycerol Tributyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome
24-Month Trial of NPI-001 for the Preservation of Photoreceptors in Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Usher Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if NPI-001 works to prevent progression of retinitis pigmentosa in adults diagnosed with Usher syndrome. It will also provide information about the safety of NPI-001.
- Trial name
- NCT07290530
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine amide
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Usher Syndromes
Natural History Study of Usher Syndrome ( Light4Deaf )
Clinical centres in the LIGHT4DEAF consortium have developed and will continue to improve a reliable, early molecular diagnosis and protocols for full clinical characterisation of Usher syndrome, which will be valuable for the…
- Trial name
- Light4Deaf (NCT04665726)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
Wolfram Syndrome 1, Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
Does Recessive Optic Atrophy Due to WFS1 Exist?
All patients with Wolfram syndrome and recessive optic atrophy due to a mutation of the WFS1 from a single Center were included in a retrospective study.
- Trial name
- NCT07336966
- Testing
- analyse study
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Usher Syndrome, Type 1B
Study of Subretinally Injected AAVB-081 in Patients With Usher Syndrome Type IB (USH1B) Retinitis Pigmentosa
The purpose of the 081-101 study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a single subretinal injection of AAVB-081 in USH1B patients with retinitis pigmentosa due to a mutation in the MYO7A gene.
- Trial name
- NCT06591793
- Testing
- AAVB-081
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- AAVantgarde Bio Srl
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome
Observational Study to Investigate the Short-term Effects of Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation on Visual Performance
Retinitis pigmentosa and similar degenerative diseases of the retina lead to progressive loss of vision. TES therapy with the CE-marked OkuStim® System is a treatment approved in the EU for slowing the progression of the disease.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome, Cone Rod Dystrophy
- Trial name
- TES-STEP (NCT07548944)
- Testing
- Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation using the OkuStim System
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Okuvision GmbH
Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome
GROWing Up With Rare GENEtic Syndromes
Introduction Rare complex syndromes Patients with complex genetic syndromes, by definition, have combined medical problems affecting multiple organ systems, and intellectual disability is often part of the syndrome.
- Conditions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome, Silver Russel Syndrome, Congenital Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- GROW UR GENES (NCT04463316)
- Testing
- Retrospective file studies
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Usher Syndrome
Natural History of Photoreceptor Degeneration in USH1B: Clinical Parameters and Validation of Functional Vision Tests in MYO7A
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of degenerative disorders that cause progressive vision loss. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form, with a global prevalence of approximately 1 in 4,500.
- Trial name
- MYO7A (NCT07278843)
- Testing
- Vision tests, Retinal imaging, Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
Wolfram Syndrome, Fecal Incontinence
Mechanisms of Fecal Incontinence in Wolfram Syndrome
In order to clarify the mechanism of fecal incontinence in in Wolfram syndrome and to characterize its risk factors, the examiner will reviewed the files of patients followed in a Reference Center for Rare Diseases in…
- Trial name
- NCT07313085
- Testing
- Retrospective case-control analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes
- Trial name
- NAMDC (NCT01694940)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome
A 24-Month Trial of NPI-001 for the Preservation of Photoreceptors in Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Usher Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if NPI-001 works to prevent progression of retinitis pigmentosa in adults diagnosed with Usher syndrome. It will also provide information about the safety of NPI-001.
- Trial name
- SLORP Preserve (NCT07710196)
- Testing
- NPI-001
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vision and Hearing Loss, Vision Impairment
SENSE-Brain Health Pro for Older Adults With Sensory Loss
The goal of this study is to learn about the outcomes, usability, and accessibility of the online Brain Health Pro program for older adults with hearing difficulties, vision difficulties, or both.
- Conditions
- Vision and Hearing Loss, Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Vision Difficulty
- Trial name
- SENSE-BHPro (NCT07856888)
- Testing
- Brain Health Pro
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Rare Fetal Genetic Diseases, Congenital Malformation
Characterization and Contribution of Genome-wide DNA Methylation (DNA Methylation Episignatures) in Rare Diseases With Prenatal Onset
It is necessary to define reference DNA Methylation Episignatures from fetal DNA. The hypotheses are: It is possible to define reference DNA Methylation Episignatures from fetal DNA extracted from amniotic fluid or frozen tissues…
- Trial name
- FOETEPISIGN (NCT06475651)
- Testing
- Methylation analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Adaptive Optics Imaging of Outer Retinal Diseases
The objective of the study is to collect adaptive optics (AO) retinal images from human subjects with outer retinal diseases (diseases of the outer retina including photoreceptor, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), basement…
- Conditions
- Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05355415
- Testing
- Adaptive optics imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related Schwannomatosis
How Can the Experience of Hospital Outpatient Departments be Improved?
This project aims to improve outpatient departments by working with patients and staff to make these spaces more inclusive for people with sensory challenges (it focuses on people with nerve tumour conditions as they are more…
- Trial name
- NCT07818213
- Testing
- Qualitative data collection activities
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Primary Photoreceptor Disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
A Study to Investigate the Safety of OpCT-001 in Adults Who Have Primary Photoreceptor Disease (CLARICO)
Study OpCT-001-101 is a Phase 1/2a first-in-human, multisite, 2-part interventional study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and the effect on clinical outcomes of OpCT-001 in approximately 54 adults with primary photoreceptor…
- Conditions
- Primary Photoreceptor Disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Usher Syndrome, Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD)
- Trial name
- CLARICO (NCT06789445)
- Testing
- OpCT-001
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- BlueRock Therapeutics
Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease
Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease Registry
The My Retina Tracker® Registry is sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is for people affected by one of the rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases studied by the Foundation.
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease, Achromatopsia, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
- Trial name
- MRTR (NCT02435940)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation Fighting Blindness